Please join us for Artist-in-Residence Fabiola Jean-Louis' Studio Series on October 4th. Experience a unique opportunity as Fabiola discusses her background and artistic process and unveils her residency work. -6pm to 7:00pm- ReceptionMusic, drinks, hors d'oeuvres & light refreshments. -7:00pm to 8pm- Artist Talk Further Questions: Please contact our Visitor Services team at visitorservices@luxartinstitute.org or call 760-436-6611.   ABOUT THE ARTIST Fabiola Jean-Louis’ series Rewriting History: A Black Ancestral Narrative is about defying expectations by introducing the black female body in a conversation from which she has been absent. Dressing her black models in Victorian gowns made of paper, Jean-Louis’ painterly photographs open up a dialogue about history and identity in relation to race, paper as currency, and fashion as a class system.   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   MORE >

Please join us for Featured Local Artist Remington's Reception & Artist Talk on October 18th. Experience a unique opportunity as we invite Remington to talk about her work and artistic process. -6pm to 7:00pm- Art LoungeMusic, drinks, hors d'oeuvres & light refreshments. -7:00pm to 8pm- Artist Talk and Q&A ABOUT THE ARTIST Remington initiated her relationship with art by using color as an educational tool. This early method of making sense of the information that was provided to her blossomed into her current art practice. In Think Loudly, Speak Softly Remington uses her practice as a way of processing and responding to her life experiences by investigating how events and memories are represented through the contrasts between color, pouring techniques and structured geometric shapes.   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   MORE >

Please join us for Judy Tuwaletstiwa's Reception on November 15th. Experience a unique opportunity and mingle with the artist while enjoying drinks, light refreshments, live music and more. 6:00pm to 7:00pmMembers Only Preview Hour 7:00pm to 9:00pmPublic Opening ABOUT THE ARTIST Judy Tuwaletstiwa's work is about healing through a diversity of mediums, storytelling, and language. She engages in a practice that is rooted in deep reflection and the lives lived outside of our own experience. Diving into the details of meaning and origins, Tuwaletstiwa’s work is about stories, considering how language, both visual and literary, build understanding and ultimately a road to healing, dealing with trauma, and finding beauty. Tuwaletstiwa’s medium centers around transition; clay becomes ceramic, sand transforms to glass, and objects come alive as she builds tools to deal with the sorrows and joys thrown on the path of life. Tuwaletstiwa was born in Los Angeles, CA, received her B.A. in English Literature from the University of California, Berkeley and M.A.T. in English Literature from Harvard University. Now located in Galisteo, NM, she has participated in residencies all across the United States and is in collections at the Corning Museum of Glass, New York, NY; Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM; and the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, American Literature Collection at Yale university. She has shown at the Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe in Sante Fe, NM; Bullseye Projects in Portland, OR; William Siegal Gallery in Santa Fe, NM; and New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM.   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   MORE >

Storytelling and art making come together to explore the topics addressed by Artist-in-Residence Judy Tuwaletstiwa. This program is in partnership with the Storytellers of San Diego and is geared towards an adult audience. -6pm to 7:00pm- ReceptionMusic, drinks, hors d'oeuvres & light refreshments. -7:00pm- Stories begin ABOUT THE ARTIST Judy Tuwaletstiwa's work is about healing through a diversity of mediums, storytelling, and language. She engages in a practice that is rooted in deep reflection and the lives lived outside of our own experience. Diving into the details of meaning and origins, Tuwaletstiwa’s work is about stories, considering how language, both visual and literary, build understanding and ultimately a road to healing, dealing with trauma, and finding beauty. Tuwaletstiwa’s medium centers around transition; clay becomes ceramic, sand transforms to glass, and objects come alive as she builds tools to deal with the sorrows and joys thrown on the path of life. Tuwaletstiwa was born in Los Angeles, CA, received her B.A. in English Literature from the University of California, Berkeley and M.A.T. in English Literature from Harvard University. Now located in Galisteo, NM, she has participated in residencies all across the United States and is in collections at the Corning Museum of Glass, New York, NY; Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM; and the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, American Literature Collection at Yale university. She has shown at the Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe in Sante Fe, NM; Bullseye Projects in Portland, OR; William Siegal Gallery in Santa Fe, NM; and New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM.   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   MORE >

Please join us for Artist-in-Residence Judy Tuwaletstiwa's Studio Series on December 13th. Experience a unique opportunity as Judy discusses her background and artistic process and unveils her residency work. -6pm to 7:00pm- ReceptionMusic, drinks, hors d'oeuvres & light refreshments -7:00pm to 8pm- Artist Talk ABOUT THE ARTIST Judy Tuwaletstiwa's work is about healing through a diversity of mediums, storytelling, and language. She engages in a practice that is rooted in deep reflection and the lives lived outside of our own experience. Diving into the details of meaning and origins, Tuwaletstiwa’s work is about stories, considering how language, both visual and literary, build understanding and ultimately a road to healing, dealing with trauma, and finding beauty. Tuwaletstiwa’s medium centers around transition; clay becomes ceramic, sand transforms to glass, and objects come alive as she builds tools to deal with the sorrows and joys thrown on the path of life. Tuwaletstiwa was born in Los Angeles, CA, received her B.A. in English Literature from the University of California, Berkeley and M.A.T. in English Literature from Harvard University. Now located in Galisteo, NM, she has participated in residencies all across the United States and is in collections at the Corning Museum of Glass, New York, NY; Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM; and the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, American Literature Collection at Yale university. She has shown at the Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe in Sante Fe, NM; Bullseye Projects in Portland, OR; William Siegal Gallery in Santa Fe, NM; and New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM.   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   MORE >

Please join us for Chiachio and Giannone's Reception on January 24th. Experience a unique opportunity and mingle with the artists while enjoying drinks, light refreshments, live music and more. 6:00pm to 7:00pmMembers Only Preview Hour 7:00pm to 9:00pmPublic Opening ABOUT THE ARTIST Working and living together as partners in Buenos Aires, Argentina Leo Chiachio & Daniel Giannone both trained as painters and now use threads and fabric as their painterly medium to create hand embroidery and textile mosaics as they “paint with needles”. Their embroidery is a celebration of the family portrait, using themselves and their dogs as the subjects they find new and imaginative ways of depicting themselves, filled with humor and fantasy, as they consider the changing concepts around family. Chiachio & Gianonne’s textile mosaics are references to LGBTQ artists and their legacy in Latin America. Chiachio & Giannone recently completed a residency at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, CA and have shown at Chamber Gallery, New York, NY; Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL; the Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA; and the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD. They have also shown extensively all over the world, including Argentina, China, France, Italy, Mexico, the Philippines, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Chiachio & Giannone will be Lux’s first artist collective.   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   MORE >

Storytelling and art making come together to explore the topics addressed by Artists-in-Residence Chiachio and Giannone. This program is in partnership with the Storytellers of San Diego and is geared towards an adult audience. -6pm to 7:00pm- ReceptionMusic, drinks, hors d'oeuvres & light refreshments. -7:00pm- Stories begin ABOUT THE ARTISTs Working and living together as partners in Buenos Aires, Argentina Leo Chiachio & Daniel Giannone both trained as painters and now use threads and fabric as their painterly medium to create hand embroidery and textile mosaics as they “paint with needles”. Their embroidery is a celebration of the family portrait, using themselves and their dogs as the subjects they find new and imaginative ways of depicting themselves, filled with humor and fantasy, as they consider the changing concepts around family. Chiachio & Gianonne’s textile mosaics are references to LGBTQ artists and their legacy in Latin America. Chiachio & Giannone recently completed a residency at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, CA and have shown at Chamber Gallery, New York, NY; Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL; the Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA; and the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD. They have also shown extensively all over the world, including Argentina, China, France, Italy, Mexico, the Philippines, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Chiachio & Giannone will be Lux’s first artist collective.  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   MORE >

Please join us for Artists-in-Residence Chiachio and Giannone's Studio Series on February 21st. Experience a unique opportunity as Chiachio and Giannone discuss their background and artistic process and unveil their residency work. -6pm to 7:00pm- ReceptionMusic, drinks, hors d'oeuvres & light refreshments. -7:00pm to 8pm- Artist Talk ABOUT THE ARTIST Working and living together as partners in Buenos Aires, Argentina Leo Chiachio & Daniel Giannone both trained as painters and now use threads and fabric as their painterly medium to create hand embroidery and textile mosaics as they “paint with needles”. Their embroidery is a celebration of the family portrait, using themselves and their dogs as the subjects they find new and imaginative ways of depicting themselves, filled with humor and fantasy, as they consider the changing concepts around family. Chiachio & Gianonne’s textile mosaics are references to LGBTQ artists and their legacy in Latin America. Chiachio & Giannone recently completed a residency at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, CA and have shown at Chamber Gallery, New York, NY; Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL; the Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA; and the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD. They have also shown extensively all over the world, including Argentina, China, France, Italy, Mexico, the Philippines, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Chiachio & Giannone will be Lux’s first artist collective.   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   MORE >